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Elysium’s City OS is the software layer that makes a physical community feel frictionless. That means engineering here is not “feature delivery.” It’s building the platform that runs an entire village.

If you want to lead engineering at the intersection of software and the real world—this is your arena.

The mission (what you’ll actually do)

You will lead execution across platform + apps, translating architecture into shipped software with reliability and speed.

You will:

  • Own engineering delivery across resident app + operator tools + platform services.
  • Build the engineering organization: hiring, performance, standards, and culture.
  • Drive execution cadence: planning, dependency management, release hygiene, quality gates.
  • Partner tightly with Product, Security, IoT, and Data to ship an integrated system.
  • Establish platform foundations: APIs, data model, event system, observability, reliability practices.

Profile we’re looking for (non-negotiables)

  • 10–15+ years engineering leadership with teams shipping at scale.
  • Proven ability to build high-performance teams and deliver against deadlines.
  • Strong platform instincts: quality, reliability, scalable architecture, developer experience.
  • High taste for simplicity and ruthless prioritization.

What you’ll build in your first 90 days

  • Engineering org structure and operating cadence (sprints, releases, incident response).
  • Code quality + security + reliability standards that don’t slow shipping.
  • A measurable delivery pipeline: velocity, stability, uptime, defect rates.
  • A plan to scale engineering as the village grows into multiple cities.

How to apply

Submit your resume using the “Apply” button below.Record a 1-minute video (one take, unscripted — without reading; script reading won’t be entertained).

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